seat belt
noun
: an arrangement of straps designed to hold a person steady in a seat (as in an airplane or automobile)
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Mahmud is seen unbuckling his seat belt and jumping out of the car but immediately returns as the vehicle moves.
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Companies also harness algorithms to increase efficiency: UPS trucks have long been equipped with computers that give drivers advice and filled with sensors that record when drivers open doors, buckle their seat belts, and back up their trucks.
—Bhakti Mirchandani, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Even seat belts and harnesses are set higher and are more glove-accessible.
—New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2024
Another, whose previous residents included a plastic surgeon and the inventor of the retractable seat belt, had a distinguished architectural pedigree.
—Ben Ryder Howe, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2024
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Companies also harness algorithms to increase efficiency: UPS trucks have long been equipped with computers that give drivers advice and filled with sensors that record when drivers open doors, buckle their seat belts, and back up their trucks.
—Bhakti Mirchandani, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Even seat belts and harnesses are set higher and are more glove-accessible.
—New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2024
Another, whose previous residents included a plastic surgeon and the inventor of the retractable seat belt, had a distinguished architectural pedigree.
—Ben Ryder Howe, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Seat belt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seat%20belt. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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